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A Virus Named TOM

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A Virus Named TOM
A Virus Named TOM cover
Developers
Misfits Attic
macOS (OS X) Ethan Lee
Linux Ethan Lee
Engines
Windows XNA
OS X, Linux FNA
Release dates
Windows August 1, 2012
macOS (OS X) September 18, 2013
Linux September 18, 2013
A Virus Named TOM on Wikipedia

Key points

This game is affected by the fixedTimeStep bug in XNA, which causes one CPU core to be locked at 100% load while the game is running. More information about this bug can be found here

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Official website
DRM-free
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
DRM-free
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
Can be played without Steam running.[1]
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Winter Wonderland Windows only.[2]
Windows
Sountrack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\SavedGames\avnt\CircuitGameData\
macOS (OS X) ~/Library/Application Support/CircuitGameData/
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/CircuitGameData/
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Error logs are saved in this folder; for Windows the logs saved in %USERPROFILE%\Documents\aVirusNamedTom\

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\SavedGames\avnt\CircuitGameData\
macOS (OS X) ~/Library/Application Support/CircuitGameData/
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/CircuitGameData/
Steam <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/207650/remote/
For Steam Cloud, the Windows save is named user.dat, and the OS X/Linux save is named user_sdl2.dat.
Windows save files do not work with the OS X and Linux versions of the game.[3]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video settings

General settings.
General settings.
Video settings.
Video settings.

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Input settings

Input settings.
Input settings.

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Audio settings

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
4 Versus, Co-op
Co-op-exclusive campaign.
LAN play
Online play

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7, 8
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM) 500 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 350 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 9.0c compatible
Shader model 2.0 support
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.6.8
Processor (CPU) Dual core
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 350 MB
Video card (GPU) OpenGL 3.0 compatible (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable)
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) glibc 2.15+
Processor (CPU) Dual core
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 350 MB
Video card (GPU) OpenGL 3.0 compatible (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable)

References